UKIP'S only MP has praised the British public for voting against what he called a "rigged system" implemented by Western leaders in Brussels.

The Eurosceptic politician hit out at a "Western elite" who he claims have fixed monetary policy to ensure the rich become richer and the poor become poorer.

Commenting on a BBC Newsnight discussion about why Nigel Farage and Donald Trump had become such popular political figures, Mr Carswell said it was because they spoke for the "ordinary" voters.

The 45-year-old said: "Should we not take issue with this assumption that this is somehow protectionist rednecks against an enlightened global free trading elite?

"On the contrary, the elite who run western countries have rigged the monetary policy to ensure people with assets become richer – asset wealth has increased against wage wealth – they have rigged the banking system, they have rigged the political system.

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UKip's only MP claimed that Brits voted against a

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"It is not free trade globalists against protectionist rednecks it is ordinary people rising up against people who have rigged political and economic in the interest of a small cartel."

Mr Carswell bemoaned the state of politics claiming there was something seriously wrong which needed to be addressed.

The MP for Clacton continued his anti-establishment speech by pointing out voters want politicians who are not in the pockets of big business, which is a "legitimate anger" expressed by voters against the "political cartels".

He added: "The rise of these new radical movements – not just in America but Britain but throughout Europe – it’s not a rejection of modernity by these people, it’s actually an expression of modernity.

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He said politicians like Trump and Farage are supported because they speak for "ordinary" voters